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Tuesday, 11 December 2018

This is our last review for 2018. Please wipe your tears
because we’ll be back next year with more for you. In the meantime enjoy your
holiday festivities. Hopefully you won’t be too busy to find time to read. Remember
to stop on by Constantine
and Baryeh’s
blogs to see what they thought of the book.

The Blurb

True love waits forever…

For Erik Lindholm, it’s been a long climb to the top of his company. Now, as
president he has the power to bring his vision to life and speed his company in
bold new directions. If that means a complete staff overhaul, so be it. If that
means firing the woman who left his heart in tatters fifteen years earlier,
it’s a business decision, not personal…

Beryl Foster is highly competent and respected by everyone at the office. But
rumors of a big shake-up are rampant and—surprisingly, scarily—Beryl’s job as
CFO is on the line. Fifteen years ago she made a decision to put her career
before everything else. It was also the last time she and Erik shared a life
together. Every Christmas is a reminder. This one could be a second
chance…

My Review

Second chance romances are a hit or miss with me depending
on the reason why the couple initially broke up. Erik and Beryl had a
legitimate reason for separating that first time and I wasn’t sure if they’d
make it through as a couple the second time they got together. They had quite a
bit going against them, their past being a major contributing factor. Their
careers still being another.

I’ll be honest. I was angry with Erik on Beryl’s behalf in
the beginning of the book. I didn’t understand how he could have just left her.
I understand the motivation of getting ahead in his career, but I didn’t like
it. Especially not when there were other options he could have taken. For a
while I wanted him to suffer and not end up with her (not really, but my pissed
off mind wasn’t really being rational).

There was an amazing park scene that made me sigh when I
read it from her perspective. Learning about Erik and just how romantic he
could be helped me to eventually get over my anger with him and I started wanting
to see them together. I kept wishing it hadn’t taken fifteen years for them to
get there. On the other hand it may have been the time apart that they needed
to make them better individuals and because of that a strong couple. It
certainly gave Beryl time to establish herself in both the workplace and her
marvelous hobby.

I give this book four out of five Christmas tree shaped
chocolate bars.